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On 3 March 2013 Prime Minister Abdi Farah Shirdon stood before parliament and presented his government’s accomplishments of its first hundred days. Such a proactive strategy in itself is commendable. It shows an appreciation for institutional checks and balances, acknowledges parliament’s oversight role, and contributes to the establishment of an open and accountable governance system in Somalia. Furthermore, this preliminary exercise demonstrates that Somalia’s political leaders realize that citizens - through their representatives - expect rapid and tangible results.

One hundred days, however, is too short to fully assess the Somali government’s performance let alone carry out a proper appraisal of programs. Nonetheless, since the government presented an overview of its achievements, it is worth reflecting on its claims while shedding some light on the direction of such developments. Needless to say, any evaluation must be contextualized within the prevailing circumstances, as the new government operates under a difficult and uniquely challenging political, economic and security environment – a situation that all stakeholders readily acknowledge. The most reasonable task that the new government could have achieved in 100 days was to lay the foundation for laws, systems, and processes that would put the country on a path of effective, transparent, and accountable governance. There is reason to believe that the government is on the right trajectory. It has now passed seven laws, pertaining to finance, the judiciary, human rights, and tariffs. Eight others, concerning police reform, telecommunications, media, and energy are pending. However, when one looks beyond the intentions and plans of the current government, which are too many to enumerate in this short brief, one finds a mixed record characterized by a jarring imbalance between foreign and domestic policy priorities, slow response to economic and political crises, immodesty in rhetoric and, above all, an unhealthy imbalance between the presidency and the cabinet.

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SOMALI

Boqolkii Maalmood ee Ugu Horreeyey: Qiimayn

3-dii March, 2013, Ra’iisul Wasaare Cabdi Faarax Shirdoon ayaa hortagey baarlamaanka, wuxuuna soo bandhigay wax-qabadkii dowladdiisa ee 100-kii maalmood ee ugu horreeyey. Istiraatiijiyadda is-xilqaanka ku dhisan ee aan sugeyn inta baarlamaanku dowladda uu u yeerayo, waa mid

ammaan mudan. Waxay muujinaysaa fahamsanaanta xukuumadda ee isku dheellitirnaanta hay’adaha qaranka iyo awoodda kormeer ee baarlamaanka, waxayna dhiirri gelinaysaa in Soomaaliya ay ka hirgasho hannaan maamul oo oggol furfurnaan iyo isla-xisaabtan. Intaas waxaa dheer, tallaabadan billowga ahi waxay muujinaysaa in madaxda siyaasadeed ee qaranku ay fahamsan yihiin in shacabka - oo ay matalayaan wakiilladooda - ay filayaan wax-qabad deg-deg ahoo la taaban karo.

Dhanka kale, boqol maalmod waa wakhti aad ugu yar in lagu qiimeeyo waxqabadka dowladda Soomaaliya, iskaba daa in loo daadago ama laga hadlo guulaha ay gaartaye. Sidaas oo ay tahay, kol haddii dowladdu ay soo bandhigtay waxqabadkeeda, waa lagama maarnaan in la qiimeeyo sheegashada dowladda iyo jihada ay ku socoto. Is-xasuusin uma baahna in markasta maanka lagu hayo in xaaladda Soomaaliya hadda ka jirta iyo in dowladdu ay ku dhex shaqaynayso xaalad siyaasadeed, amni iyo dhaqaale oo adag mar kastana is-badeli karta oo aad u nugul. Waxaa ugu mudan ee boqol maalmood ay dowladdu ku samayn kartey waxa ay ahaayeen dhagax dhigga ama billowga aasaas wanaagsan oo isugu jira shuruuc, hab-raac iyo hannaan maamul oo Soomaaliya ku toosin kara tubta maamul wanaagga. Waa la is oran karaa in xukuumaddu ay dhabbihii saxda ahaa qaadday marka la eego toddobada sharci ee Golaha Wasiirrada ay ansixiyeen sida sharciga maaliyadda, garsoorka, xuquuqda insaanka, tariifada, halka siddeed kalana ay miiska saaran yihiin, sida sharciyada dib-u-habaynta booliiska, war-is-gaarsiinta, saxaafadda iyo shidaalka. Haddiise loo gudbo himilooyinka iyo qorshayaasha dowladda, halkanna aan lagu soo koobi karin, natiijada

waxqabadka dowladdu waa mid isku-dhafan oo laga dheehan karo isku-dheelli tirnaan la’aan siyaasadda gudaha iyo midda dibadda, gaabis xallinta caqabadaha dhaqaale iyo siyaasadaha murugsan, muujin dareen ay ka muqato is-cajabin iyo isku-dheellitirnaan la’aan iyo is-buurasho ka

muuqata madaxtooyada iyo Golabha Wasiirrada.

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